The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-22

clock is usually with the College bell.
Did not compare my watch with onl
clock. My wife and mother usually
keep the clock with the bell.
Fifth witness, Nicholas Madera
| 1.-THE prisoner): Defendant in this
case. % years old Born in this
town. Son of John W. MADEIRA
Was in town the day she was killed
Knew her when / saw her. Was on
Walnut street at 6 and o'clock
Was near Long alley. Saw Nose
Wells and Jim Allen. Got some
whisky of Allen at the Wallace
House. Drank it myself Went
after whisky. Left Nose Wells al
bakery, then went to blacksmith
shop, then came up street, or neal
that time. Was before storm cam,
up. Saw Stephan taking in his
signs. Did not see Turner any more
| came up to my fathers store and
asked my brother Bernie to hand IN,
my dinner. Twas 9 or little later
Began to eat and gave my brother s
piece OF bread. / took drink then
Had been drinking and was pretty
intoxicated Fell off the steps. Per
haps twas 1920 saw DIR, Fitch anC
Mr. Barrett on Miller's corner Ask
ed the Doctor the time. He saiC
twas either 20 minutes past 10, OF
20 minutes till eleven. Went UP t.
Wallace's stable and went into a cab
Richard Rittenhouse saw me com,
out of it. Got that pint at Wallac,
House. Same bottle | got the night
before. Did not see Chas. Conner
nor Tom Manear Saw Jacob Stint
and Omer Snider Did not tell Jake
"had been making money" This
YVES money Nose gave me to get
whisky. Did not see Emma Robin
son pass to Turner's. Was not over
by DR.. Mackey's. Might have beer
at Dawson shop when Conner cam,
down. Met Henry Black at st
Clair Hotel. My brother-in-law told
me / was suspected. Nose said the
men up at the Wallace House want
ed him to tell l told him to tell the
truth. He said that was all he could
do / said stick to that and We
will be all right" Don't remember
offering Conner drink. Might
have done it. Don't know who
saw on McGrew's corner. Was un.
der the influence of liquor and could
not say. We were arrested June 10
Cross examination = Cant say
what time learned of the murder
Was up at Caracas and Ed. MILAN
came by and said she was found
dead. Got two bottles at Wallace's,
common pint bottles. / finished the
first bottle. Did not tell Jim Allen
that we were going out of town. Did
not tell him second time we were
going out of town after woman
Can't remember if | spoke of one
bottle being larger than the other
Was s o'clock second time | went to
Wallace's for the whiskey. Don't
remember if any conversation like
Allen said passed between us. The
first bottle Nose Wells, Henry
Black and | drank. Was before
dark we drank it. Might have ask
ed Conner to loan me quarter
Have often lied to him. / do lie
sometimes. Got pint each time
Knew the price of liquor, before ]
went. Saw Jake Slime at st. Clail
House Saturday morning. Were
talking about the murder. l don't
know if / told him show did they
know she was murdered, she might
have died of heart disease" Don't
remember why said "what womanT
when he spoke of woman being
murdered. Saturday morning at
o'clock came out the Alley to the
court house Alley and down it to
Front street and out to Walnut and
down Walnut to St. Clair's stable
Met Henry Black there. just dusk
when Wells Black and ] came W
Walnut street TO Geo. Hayes, from
st. Glars. Nose gave me the money
to go and get the whiskey. Either
gave it to me as ] came up, or on
the corner. Either left them al
Hayes or on the street Came tc
Nose and Black on Back street
Ralph Harris was there. We separ-
ated on Back street. Saw Nose on
Hayes corner and black at the bar
Der shop, near by. We, Nose, Black
and ! drank the whiskey on Back
street. Might have given the bot
tie to Nose. had a bottle in my
pocket at the saddler shop when ]
told Geo. Raymond / had not !
last saw Black at barber shop at
O'Clock. Going by shop saw him
and stopped in minute. My din
ner box was wrapped in a rough
cloth, the part of my child's cloak
carried the cloth home with me-
Often passed her { Robinson) house
going to and from my home Don't
remember if | first went to McGrew's
corner and then to Miller's, or not.
and then asked DR.. Fitch the time
Soon as he told me the time, either
20 past 1000 or 90 to 100, / went
up to the cab and stayed there till
A o'clock. Went as far as Black
smith shop and when Nose went in
bakery, l came back. Did not see
two, nor one man by DR.. Mackey's.
Saw Jim Turner at Hayes corner
Wind was blowing when l came
back up street. Began to doze
about 8 o'clock and continued so till
l went up to Miller's corner and ask
ed DR.. Fitch what time it was. Fall
| ing off the steps woke me up. Must
have been asleep or would not have
fallen off Did not go down by bak-
cry and stand with Black. Did not
see Emma, Conner, or Allen, that ]
know, when down Walnut street
Don't know where | took first drink
out of last bottle Wanted it fol
myself. is the reason / did not let
Nose have any of the whiskey
Don't know if l asked Marion Daw-
son if warrant was out for me OF
that they were always trying to get
me into scrapes. Took my boots off
Sunday after the murder and don't
remember if l have worn them since
or not. Boots were size No. g.
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